Applying is easy using ourOnline Waitlist Application. All interested families are required to apply online. A fee of $100 must be submitted with each application. Admission is subject to space availability. Below are important details and instructions on AFA's admissions process.

Please note that students in Grades 1 - 8 must have a WIDA composite score of 5.0 or higher to be eligible for the admissions process.

Age Requirements

Age requirement for Preschool admission:

All applicants must be three years old on or before September 30th of the year that they will attend Preschool. Preschool students must be toilet-trained.

Age requirement for Pre-Kindergarten admission:

All applicants must be four years old on or before September 30th of the year that they will attend Pre-Kindergarten. Pre-Kindergarten students must be toilet-trained.

Age requirement for Kindergarten admission:

All applicants must be five years old on or before September 30th of the year that they will attend Kindergarten. Kindergarten applicants not meeting the age requirement will not be considered for Kindergarten.

Kindergarten applicants meeting the age requirement will be invited to an interview with the administration. If parents, teachers or administrators are unsure of the applicant’s readiness for Kindergarten, he/she will be given the Kindergarten assessment to determine the child’s readiness.

Age requirement for Grade 1 admission:

All applicants must be six years old on or before September 30th of the year that they will attend 1st grade or they must have attended an accredited Kindergarten program. Supporting documentation will be required.

If a space becomes available, 1st - 8th grade applicants are required to do the following:

Submit official scholastic records from all former schools

Submit teacher recommendations

Participate in a school tour with the school administration

Participate in a student interview with the administration, teachers, and the applicant’s parents

Take an assessment in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics

At the conclusion of this process, the AFA Admissions Committee will meet to review your child’s entire application. A member of administration will notify you of the committee's decision.

Create an Online Application

To begin the online application process, click Create an Account. Then log into your account and select Create A New Student Application for your child. You will then have the flexibility to log in and out of your account and access your open application.

After submitting the application, you will be able to track your admissions status online by logging into your account. From there, you will be able to print the completed applications, monitor when the school receives supplemental application documents and, if necessary, reprint the supplemental forms.

Request More Information

Should you desire more information than is available on our website, please go to Request More Information, and a member of our administrative team will contact you.

Schedule a Tour

If you have not already visited our school, then please contact our school secretary at (703) 437-9382 to schedule a tour.

We appreciate your interest and hope to assist you in any way we can. If you have questions, please contact us at info@alfatih.org.

Al Fatih Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Al Fatih Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.